Accidents - Containers - 26-50 years old - Year 2008 - Finger

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 2,244
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Date: 12/25/2008	Age: 34 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Containers, Knives
DX LAC OF L THUMB W SIMPLE REPAIR, 2CM: TETANUS IMM: LAC L THUMB W POCKET KNIFE W OPEN'G CHRISTMAS PACKAGE TODAY @ HOME.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/22/2008	Age: 30 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Containers, Knives
30 Y/O OPENING A BOX AND CUT FINGER ON A KNIFE. DX-LAC FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/21/2008	Age: 28 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Containers
PT HAD BOX FALL ON HAND, BENDING IT BACKWARDS INJURY TO RIGHT 5TH FINGER, FRACTURE OF RIGHT 5TH FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 12/17/2008	Age: 36 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Containers
DX CONTU FINGER/THUMB: P/W PAIN, SWELL'G, BRUIS'G BASE OF L THUMB, A HEAVY BOX DROPPED ON HER HAND EARILER TODAY
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/29/2008	Age: 29 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Containers, Counters or countertops
FINGER CT-CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN ICE CREAM CARTON & COUNTER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/22/2008	Age: 44 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Hematoma
Product: Containers, Motor vehicles or parts
GOT FINGER SMASHED BETWEEN A BOX&EDGE OF A TRUCK >>SUBUNGUAL HEMATOMA
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/09/2008	Age: 43 years	Sex: Female	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Containers
PT WITH CRUSHED FINGER FROM A FALLING BOX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/08/2008	Age: 28 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Containers, Ceilings and walls
PT SMASHED LEFT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN A BOX AND THE WALL, LEFT INDEX FINGER CONTUSION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/07/2008	Age: 38 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Containers
PT WAS CARRYING A BOX & LOST GRAB & IT STARTED TO FALL & PT INJURED FINGER DX: LACERATION RIGHT LITTLE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/07/2008	Age: 31 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Containers, Knives with replaceable blades
31YOF WHILE HOME PREPARING TO MOVE WAS TACKING BOXES,SHE WAS USING A BOX CUTTER,ACCIDENTLY STRUCK LT PINKY FINGER;FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 11/03/2008	Age: 45 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Containers
45 YO INJURED FINGER ON BOX CONTUSION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/31/2008	Age: 39 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Containers, Seed and fertilizer spreaders
PT FELL INTO A BOX CONTAINING A SEED SPREADER AT HOME AND INJURED FINGE R DX// LEFT SMALL FINGER LAC
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/24/2008	Age: 46 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Containers
RIGHT 4TH FINGER SPR. PT WAS CLEANING OUT GARAGE AND HIT HAND ON BOXES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/22/2008	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Containers
DX SPRAIN METACARPOPHALANGEAL JOINT L THUMB: W OPEN'G SM BOX LID SLIP'D & CAUSE WRIST TO BEND, HEARD A POP, BUMP TO HAND PAIN; DEC ROM
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/17/2008	Age: 33 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Containers, Knives with replaceable blades
PT CUT LEFT FOURTH AND FIFTH FINGER WITH A RAZOR KNIFE WHILE OPENING A BOX LACERATION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 10/13/2008	Age: 35 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Containers, Books, magazines, albums or scrapbooks
PT GOT FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN BOX OF BOOKS AND BED. DX: L RING FINGER CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/25/2008	Age: 48 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Containers
PT PUT HAND INTO BOX; SUPERFICIAL LAC L THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/19/2008	Age: 29 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Containers
PT WITH AVULSION TO FINGERNAIL FROM PICKING UP A BOX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/12/2008	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Containers
PT SMASHED RT 2ND FINGER ON CRATE AND INJ IT
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/11/2008	Age: 49 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Containers
PT OPENING BOX- SLIPPED & LACERATED THUMB DX; THUMB LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/04/2008	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Containers
PT AT UNSTATED LOCALE HAD A FIREBOX FALL ON R HAND/ DX FX R 3RD DIGIT NO FIRE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 08/02/2008	Age: 35 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Containers
35 YOF HAS BEEN PACKING BOXES AND NOW HAS SWELLING IN FINGERS AND TOES BILATERALLY, DX: FOLLICULITIS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/21/2008	Age: 27 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Containers
LEFT 5TH FINGER LACERATION.PT LACERATED FINGER WHILE OPENING A BOX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/20/2008	Age: 37 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Containers
CAUGHT FINGER ON A BARREL. DX TISSUE AVULSION R MIDDLE FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/20/2008	Age: 39 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Containers
FINGER LAC. WAS OPENING A CAN & CUT HER FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/13/2008	Age: 36 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Containers
FINGER FX. AFTER SLIPPING ON A CAN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/11/2008	Age: 43 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Containers
MOVING BOXES AT HOME AND JAMMED L 4TH AND 5TH FINGERS. DX. L SMALL FIN GER FX.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/07/2008	Age: 32 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Containers, Knives with replaceable blades
FINGER LAC-OPENING BOX W/ BOX CUTTER-CUT FINGER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/05/2008	Age: 30 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Containers, Knives with replaceable blades
FINGER LAC. PT WAS BREAKING DOWN A BOX WITH A BOX CUTTER AND INJURED FI NGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/02/2008	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Containers
A BOX FELL ONTO PT'S FINGER. DX: R FOURTH DIGIT CONT.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 07/01/2008	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Containers, Knives with replaceable blades
LT MIDDLE FINGER LACERATION: WORKING ON A DECK OPENING BOX WITH KOBOLT UTILITY KNIFE AND CUT HIS FINGER, 4 CM LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/22/2008	Age: 45 years	Sex: Female	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Containers, Knives
45 YOF WAS OPENING BOX WITH STEAK KNIFE AND LACERATED HER LEFT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/19/2008	Age: 45 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Containers
PT CUT BY A LARGE PIECE OF GLASS WHILE PACKING A BOX, LACERATION TO FIN GER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 06/05/2008	Age: 43 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Fracture
Product: Containers
FINGER FX-DROPPED 40# BOX ON FINGER-@ HOME
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/20/2008	Age: 46 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Containers
PT AT HOME PUSHING GARBAGE INTO A BOX AND BENT THUMB BACK STRAINED FING ER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/09/2008	Age: 38 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Containers, Manual scissors
PT WITH LAC TO FINGER FROM SCISSORS TRYING TO OPEN A BOX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/07/2008	Age: 39 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Containers, Manual scissors
OPENING PACKAGE OF STEAK AND LAC FINGER ON SCISSORS
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 05/07/2008	Age: 33 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Containers, Knives with replaceable blades
L THUMB LAC. WHILE OPENING A BOX W A BOX CUTTER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/30/2008	Age: 37 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Containers
PT WITH CONTUSION TO FINGER FROM CARRYING A BOX
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/30/2008	Age: 49 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Other public property		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Containers
PT PICKED UP BOX AT *** AND PART OF NAIL RIPPED OFF
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/21/2008	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Crushing
Product: Containers
PT DROPPED A HEAVY BOX ONTO LEFT FOURTH FINGER CRUSH INJURY FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2008	Age: 36 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Containers
PT INJURED RT 5TH DIGIT LAST WEEK WHILE GRABBING BOXES C/O OF PAIN, SWELLING & STIFFNESS. DX - RT 5TH DIGIT SPRAIN
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/14/2008	Age: 36 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Containers, Knives with replaceable blades
36YOF WAS HOME CUTTING BOXES WITH A RAZOR KNIFE,ACCIDENTLY CUT FINGERS; INDEX & MIDDLE FINGER LACERATION
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/06/2008	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Containers, Knives with replaceable blades
WAS REACHING INTO A BOX THAT HAD A BOX CUTTER IN IT HAS LAC TO (L) 4TH FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/05/2008	Age: 47 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Containers
47YOM WAS HOME CAUGHT FINGER NAIL ON EDGE OF BASKET,RIPPED FINGER NAIL OFF;LOOSE NAIL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 04/04/2008	Age: 34 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Containers, Knives
DX LWBS: L-HAND 2ND DIGIT LAC WHEN USING KNIFE TO OPEN A BOX WHICH SLIPPED AND SLIT HIS F
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 03/28/2008	Age: 27 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Containers
RT THUMB SPRAIN AFTER MOVING BOXES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/11/2008	Age: 37 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Containers, Knives with replaceable blades
DX LWBS: RIF LAC--CUTTING BOXES WITN BOXCUTTER. NOW 0.5DM RIF LAC
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 03/11/2008	Age: 35 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Containers
LAC TO FINGER W/ REMOVAL OF FB, CLEANING OUT PICK UP BOX YESTERDAY & B CUT FINGER, THINKS HAS FB IN IT AS WELL
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/07/2008	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Containers
DX LWBS: R THUMB JAMMED AFER BOXES FELL ONTO THUMB
Disposition: Left without being seen/Left against medical advice (AMA)

Date: 03/03/2008	Age: 26 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Containers
RIGHT FINGER LAC, PT CUT FINGER BETWEEN TWO BOXES
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 03/01/2008	Age: 41 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Avulsion
Product: Containers, Knives
41 YO MALE OPENED BOX WITH STEAK KNIFE AVULSION LACERATION LEFT THUMB
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/18/2008	Age: 38 years	Sex: Male	Race: Other
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Other
Product: Containers
PT C/O PINKY PAIN AFTER TRYING TO OPEN A BOX. D: MALLET FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/15/2008	Age: 36 years	Sex: Female	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Containers, Knives
PT CUT L INDEX FINGER TRYING TO OPEN A BOX W/ A KNIFE AT HOME. DX. LAC L INDEX FINGER.
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 02/12/2008	Age: 31 years	Sex: Male	Race: Black/African American
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Strain, Sprain
Product: Containers
A BOX FELL ON FINGER SPRAIN LEFT SECOND FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/22/2008	Age: 40 years	Sex: Male	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Not recorded		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Contusion Or Abrasion
Product: Containers, Floors or flooring materials
PT HAD FOUR CASES OF TILE FALL ONTO RIGHT THIRD FINGER CONTUSION FINGER
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

Date: 01/05/2008	Age: 43 years	Sex: Male	Race: White
Location: Home		Fire: No fire involvement or fire involvement not recorded
Body part: Finger		Diagnosis: Laceration
Product: Containers
43 YOM LACERATED RIGHT INDEX FINGER ON A COMPUTER CASE
Disposition: Treated and released or examined and released without treatment

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